Brothers and Sisters, It is a great honor to be re-elected President of the Transport Workers Union of America Local 514. Thank you for your confidence in me and for your support. The first term we had many challenges. Challenges that were beyond my expectations and some that were highly emotional. We, as a Union…
From the Presidents desk, July 22. 2016
TWU Local 514 Official Election Results July 2016
President Executive Board Convention Delegates *Dale Danker 1097 *Terry Buck 863 *D’Ann Johnson 941 Gary Yingst 345 *Marla Johnson 817 *Ray Wilson 894 Johnny Kuder 120 *David Corbit 728 *Marla Johnson 826 Randall McDonald 118 *Joe Brown 692 *Terry Buck 826 K. Shinde 107 *Tracy Hardin 681 *Jay Potter 791…
Unofficial Results of the Local 514, 2016 Officers election
These are the Unofficial Results as given to me by the Election Committee.. The Final official posting will be out soon.
Mechanic & Related/Stores Joint Contract Negotiations Update
Sisters and Brothers, The Association Mechanic & Related/Stores Negotiating Committee met with American Airlines the week of July 11th in Dallas, Texas where we exchanged and discussed the following articles: Field Trips/Travel Pay – MCT – After some contentious exchanges between the parties, we reached a tentative agreement on this article for the MCT group. Attendance at…
This Week in Brief
NAI The US Department of Transportation is putting on hold its application for a Foreign Air Carrier Permit (FACP). In a statement, the DOT said it would require additional time to study the various points of order brought up by several labor unions that had opposed the carrier’s application including: the Air Line Pilots Association…
Congress is about to vote on an FAA bill that will put airline jobs at risk
This legislation would extend FAA funding until September of next year. It includes poorly written security measures that could cause current airline employees to lose their jobs without making air transportation any safer. Lawmakers have added a number of security provisions to the bill in response to recent terrorist attacks overseas. Those attacks focused…